At the Aug. 21 Norwood Young America Area Chamber of Commerce meeting, representatives from MnDOT presented on the future construction for Highway 212. The construction would take place over the summer of 2020, and would cause a few closures along the freeway. This construction, while needed…

It’s been two months since Central School District hired a new superintendent, Tim Schochenmaier, and he and the school board have made the big decision to go out for a special election for two levies. The first is an operating levy referendum, and the other is a capitol project levy. Each w…

With Mayer Lutheran earning to lopsided wins to start the season, senior running back Zander Flucas has made sure he gets his work done early before earning a break in the second half. In just over a quarter of play, the college prospect reached the endzone three times on the way to a 231 ya…

The Watertown-Mayer volleyball team had a perfect week, going 6-0 on the court. The Royals kicked off the week with 3-0 wins over Big Lake and Holy Family Catholic before winning all four of their matches at the Sauk Rapids-Rice Tournament on Saturday, defeating Brainerd 2-0, Annandale 2-0, …

The Waconia football team got off to a hot start Friday night thanks to their defense and special teams. And though the ‘Cats led for almost the entire game, the 17-0 first quarter lead was not enough for Waconia to hold on for the win, as the Orioles found the game winner with just over a m…

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Most people attending Nickle Dickle Day this Saturday will be fixated on classic cars, crafts, food, games, store sales or other attractions. What most visitors won’t see is the garbage they leave behind or the volunteers behind the 58th annual community festival.

Last week, the national news media made a big deal about it being the 400th anniversary of the introduction of slavery to North America. The purpose, it seems, was to remind people how the nation that became a beacon of freedom around the globe was actually built by slave labor, one of human…

Minnesota, under Gov. Mark Dayton, initiated universal, all-day, public school kindergarten. The Adams-ECM Editorial Board endorsed that initiative as a wise investment. The former governor also proposed universal education for four-year-olds.